Piper PA-25 N8547L

Summary

On 14 November 1988 at about 17:10 local time, a Piper PA-25 registered N8547L, operated by Taylor, Windell Stan, was involved in an accident near Amarillo, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 November 1988 at 17:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Coordinates

36.4798, -102.2596

Aircraft

Piper PA-25

Registration

N8547L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Taylor, Windell Stan

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW89DQG02

1 person died.

FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER AIRSPEED FOR THE MANEUVER BEING PERFORMED, FOLLOWED BY A STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO RECOVER.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

WHILE MANEUVERING FOR ANOTHER SWATH RUN, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. A FIRE ERUPTED AND DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT. NO EVIDENCE OF A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. ABOUT 8 MI WEST AT AMARILLO, TX, THE 1100 CST WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 250 DEG AT 19 GUSTING 28 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.